8:5 The Lord spoke to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Extend your hand with your staff 1 over the rivers, over the canals, and over the ponds, and bring the frogs up over the land of Egypt.’”
1 sn After the instructions for Pharaoh (7:25-8:4), the plague now is brought on by the staff in Aaron’s hand (8:5-7). This will lead to the confrontation (vv. 8-11) and the hardening (vv. 12-15).